Why Diets Fail

Author : Nicole M. Avena, PhD,John R. Talbott
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781607744870

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Why Diets Fail (Because You're Addicted to Sugar) by Nicole M. Avena, PhD,John R. Talbott Pdf

This revolutionary eating plan reveals definitive proof that sugar is addictive, and presents the first science-based program to cut out the sugar, stop the cravings that cause most diets to eventually fail, and lose weight--permanently. If you’re like most people, you’ve tried a few (or maybe many) different diets without success. The truth is, most diets work for a while, but there’s usually a point at which the dietary restrictions become too difficult to maintain. Why? Because whether you’re following a low-carb, paleo, gluten-free, or even an all-liquid green juice diet, the addictive nature of sugar causes cravings to take over and sabotage your diet-of-the-moment. In Why Diets Fail, Dr. Nicole M. Avena and John R. Talbott reveal definitive proof that sugar is addictive and present the first science-based program to stop the cravings and lose weight—permanently. A neuroscientist and food addiction expert, Dr. Avena has conducted groundbreaking research showing that sugar triggers the same responses in the brain as addictive drugs like cocaine, nicotine, and alcohol. And like those other substances, the more sugar you eat, the more you need to get the same pleasurable feelings. (No wonder your last diet didn’t stick.) Avena and Talbott’s eight-step plan walks you through the process of going sugar-free and surviving the make-or-break withdrawal period—those first few weeks when your body feels the absence of its favorite sweetener most acutely. An easy-to-use Sugar Equivalency Table developed by Talbott lists the amount of sugar in hundreds of common foods so you know precisely what to eat and what to avoid. And when it comes to what you can eat, you have a lot to choose from. In fact, you’ll probably eat more on this diet than you normally do—while continuing to lose weight. This science-based program is the diet to end all diets. It will help you break the yo-yo dieting cycle, end those maddening sugar cravings, and develop a new longing for the good food that will keep you fit, healthy, and happy.

Author : Sandra Aamodt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780698186668

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Why Diets Make Us Fat by Sandra Aamodt Pdf

“If diets worked, we'd all be thin by now. Instead, we have enlisted hundreds of millions of people into a war we can't win." What’s the secret to losing weight? If you’re like most of us, you’ve tried cutting calories, sipping weird smoothies, avoiding fats, and swapping out sugar for Splenda. The real secret is that all of those things are likely to make you weigh more in a few years, not less. In fact, a good predictor of who will gain weight is who says they plan to lose some. Last year, 108 million Americans went on diets, to the applause of doctors, family, and friends. But long-term studies of dieters consistently find that they’re more likely to end up gaining weight in the next two to fifteen years than people who don’t diet. Neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt spent three decades in her own punishing cycle of starving and regaining before turning her scientific eye to the research on weight and health. What she found defies the conventional wisdom about dieting: ·Telling children that they’re overweight makes them more likely to gain weight over the next few years. Weight shaming has the same effect on adults. ·The calories you absorb from a slice of pizza depend on your genes and on your gut bac­teria. So does the number of calories you’re burning right now. ·Most people who lose a lot of weight suffer from obsessive thoughts, binge eating, depres­sion, and anxiety. They also burn less energy and find eating much more rewarding than it was before they lost weight. ·Fighting against your body’s set point—a cen­tral tenet of most diet plans—is exhausting, psychologically damaging, and ultimately counterproductive. If dieting makes us fat, what should we do instead to stay healthy and reduce the risks of diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related conditions? With clarity and candor, Aamodt makes a spirited case for abandoning diets in favor of behav­iors that will truly improve and extend our lives.

Author : Traci Mann
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780062329264

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Secrets From the Eating Lab by Traci Mann Pdf

A provocative expose of the dieting industry from one of the nation’s leading researchers in self-control and the psychology of weight loss that offers proven strategies for sustainable weight loss. From her office in the University of Minnesota’s Health and Eating Lab, professor Traci Mann researches self-control and dieting. And what she has discovered is groundbreaking. Not only do diets not work; they often result in weight gain. Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food—the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive. In Secrets From the Eating Lab, Mann challenges assumptions—including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry—about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers cutting-edge science and exciting new insights into the American obesity epidemic and our relationship with eating and food. Secrets From the Eating Lab also gives readers the practical tools they need to actually lose weight and get healthy. Mann argues that the idea of willpower is a myth—we shouldn’t waste time and money trying to combat our natural tendencies. Instead, she offers 12 simple, effective strategies that take advantage of human nature instead of fighting it—from changing the size of your plates to socializing with people with healthy habits, removing “healthy” labels that send negative messages to redefining comfort food.

Author : Yoni Freedhoff
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0804137595

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The Diet Fix by Yoni Freedhoff Pdf

Despite the success stories publicized by Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers, and others, 90% of all diets end in failure. How can fix the way we lose weight so that we make results last? Weight loss expert Dr. Yoni Freedhoff has uncovered the flawed thinking that sabotages even the most earnest weight loss efforts. The majority of dieting or weight loss programs call for regular sacrifice: Give up an entire food group; fight hunger day and night; undertake exhausting and grueling exercise regiments. These approaches are unrealistic, unhealthy, and make it nearly impossible to maintain results. Now, at last, there is hope. In The Diet Fix, Dr. Freedhoff offers a tested program for breaking down the negative thought patterns that prevent people from losing weight and keeping it off. Through the course of years of research and patient treatment, he has developed a 10-Day Reset that supports losing weight while maintaining a healthy, enjoyable lifestyle. This reset is designed to eliminate the habits that so often lead to weight gain: use it to shut down cravings, prevent indulgences from turning into binges, and break up with the scale once and for all. The 10-Day Reset can make any diet more effective, whether it's low-carb, low-fat, meal replacement, calorie tracking, or anything in between. Whether used on its own or in conjunction with any other diet, Dr. Freedhoff's program shows how to replace this toxic dieting mindset with positive beliefs and behaviors. It is time to break the cycle of traumatic dieting. With The Diet Fix, Dr. Freedhoff offers a groundbreaking, useable guide to begin living happily while losing permanently. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Nicole Avena,John Talbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735123870

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Why Diets Fail by Nicole Avena,John Talbott Pdf

Author : Tom Kersting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0936197528

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Losing Weight When Diets Fail by Tom Kersting Pdf

Forget about dieting, craving, struggling, and failing. In Losing Weight When Diets Fail, Dr. Tom Kersting proves that you can lose weight easily, without dieting, without starvation-in fact, without even trying. Dr. Kersting's three-week program takes advantage of the subconscious mind's natural ability to replace old behavior patterns with new ones. Just lie back and listen while the free 60-minute CD power programs your subconscious mind to avoid behavior that makes you fat and enjoy behavior that makes you thin. Dozens of success stories from Dr. Kersting's case files will prepare you for the weight loss miracle you're about to achieve. Amazing results in just three weeks: Conquer cravings and junk food binging, Eat less, but never feel hungry, Lose weight and keep it off, No struggle or self-denial, No drugs; no supplements; nothing to buy, Free 60-minute CD guides you through three complete Power Programming sessions. Book jacket.

Author : Bob Schwartz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nutrition
ISBN : 0798132299

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Diets Don't Work by Bob Schwartz Pdf

Author : Tim Spector
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781468312843

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The Diet Myth by Tim Spector Pdf

“A concise, entertaining book that demystifies the benefits of balanced microbes through healthier eating” by a physician and professor of epidemiology.(Kirkus Reviews)

Author : Joyce Tilney
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0615616348

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Why Diets Don't Work by Joyce Tilney Pdf

Health Pages LLC presents the full text of "Why Diets Don't Work," an article that discusses calories, metabolism, exercise, losing weight, and dietary guidelines.

Author : Barry Estabrook
Publisher : Lorena Jones Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780399580277

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Just Eat by Barry Estabrook Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Tomatoland test drives the most popular diets of our time, investigating the diet gurus, contradictory advice, and science behind the programs to reveal how we should—and shouldn’t—be dieting. “Essential reading . . . This will completely change your ideas about what you should be eating.”—Ruth Reichl, author of Save Me the Plums Investigative journalist Barry Estabrook was often on the receiving end of his doctor’s scowl. Realizing he had two options—take more medication or lose weight—Estabrook chose the latter, but was paralyzed by the options. Which diet would keep the weight off? What program could he maintain over time? What diet works best—or even at all? Over the course of three years, Estabrook tried the regimens behind the most popular diets of the past forty years—from paleo, keto, gluten-free, and veganism to the Master Cleanse, Whole30, Atkins, Weight Watchers—examining the people, claims, and science behind the fads, all while recording his mental and physical experience of following each one. Along the way, he discovered that all the branded programs are derived from just three diets. There are effective, scientifically valid takeaways to be cherry-picked . . . and the rest is just marketing. Perhaps most alarming, Estabrook uncovered how short-term weight loss can do long-term health damage that may go undetected for years. Estabrook contextualizes his reporting with an analysis of our culture’s bizarre dieting history, dating back to the late 1800s, to create a thorough—and thoroughly entertaining—look at what specific diets do to our bodies, why some are more effective than others, and why our relationship with food is so fraught. Estabrook’s account is a relatable, pragmatic look into the ways we try to improve our health through dieting, revealing the answer may be to just eat.

Author : Leslie Beck
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780143184447

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The No Fail Diet by Leslie Beck Pdf

The No-Fail Diet is a nutritionally balanced, easy-to-follow, and realistic diet plan that will help you lose weight and keep it off permanently. No counting calories, fat grams, or carbohydrate grams-it's a healthy eating plan that fits into real life. The No-Fail Diet will help you - lose up to 30 pounds in 12 weeks - achieve and maintain a healthy weight - look and feel great - increase your energy - stay healthy and active as you age Written by leading nutritionist Leslie Beck, The No-Fail Diet includes: - four flexible weight-loss meal plans - a day-by-day menu plan with meal and snack ideas and healthy eating tips - over 80 delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes - a 12-week fitness plan with almost 100 demonstration photographs - tracking tools to keep you motivated and enhance success

Author : Dr. Mark Hyman
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780316229982

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The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet by Dr. Mark Hyman Pdf

Dr. Hyman's revolutionary weight-loss program, based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution, supercharged for immediate results! The key to losing weight and keeping it off is maintaining low insulin levels. Based on Dr. Hyman's groundbreaking Blood Sugar Solution program, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet presents strategies for reducing insulin levels and producing fast and sustained weight loss. Dr. Hyman explains how to: activate your natural ability to burn fat -- especially belly fat; reduce inflammation; reprogram your metabolism; shut off your fat-storing genes; de-bug your digestive system; create effortless appetite control; and soothe the stress to shed the pounds. With practical tools designed to achieve optimum wellness, including meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists, as well as step-by-step, easy-to-follow advice on green living, supplements, medication, exercise, and more, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet is the fastest way to lose weight, prevent disease, and feel your best.

Author : Charlotte N. Markey
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781458798749

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Smart People Don't Diet by Charlotte N. Markey Pdf

Being on a diet is a miserable experience for most people, and it rarely leads to the desired goal of shedding fat. In fact, studies show that dieters often gain weight rather than lose it, because the intensity, restrictions, and short duration of most diets means they are ill - equipped to produce long - term effects. In Smart People Don't Diet, Dr Charlotte N. Markey presents a refreshingly different perspective, addressing the underlying causes of weight gain and offering proven strategies for lasting weight management. This book will show you how to eat well, lose weight, and keep it off - without dieting. The gimmicks don't work, but Dr Markey's reasonable, accessible advice will help you get - and stay - healthy.

Author : Lynn Edwards
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595367061

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Why Diets Fail US! by Lynn Edwards Pdf

More than a New Year's resolution, or short term goal for an upcoming vacation or wedding, fitness is a lifestyle. And dieting is a national phenomenon! At one time or another, we all have "dieted", perhaps trying one of the fad diets of the day. Billions of dollars are spent every year in an effort to lose weight, yet the only thing getting lighter is our wallet. Over time, we have become convinced that the failure of our dieting efforts is our fault. We did not try hard enough, long enough, nor good enough. That every diet craze is the ultimate, and we would be foolish not to try it. But in actual fact, it is the diet that fails US! So, why DO diets fail us? Dr. Lynn Edwards shares her unique perspective in deciphering the perils of dieting and the psychology of weight loss. In this book, another in her series of personal empowerment books, she shares with us twelve reasons why diets fail us, while presenting three fundamental ways to achieve a healthy body and lifestyle. The 3M's are the basics to any successful and sustaining effort, proven effective by the many clients she has supported over the years. Diets are based in deprivation, and Dr. Lynn presents a refreshing model that builds on strengths and personal fulfillment.

Author : Yoni Freedhoff M.D.
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780345813596

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The Diet Fix by Yoni Freedhoff M.D. Pdf

With over two-thirds of North Americans overweight and the $66 billion weight-loss industry only growing larger, a maverick obesity expert exposes how widespread myths about dieting prevent us from losing weight and getting healthy. At least 90% of diets end in failure and for chronic dieters, this can mean years of compounded frustration, disappointment and shame--baggage that won't make weight loss any easier the next time. But in The Diet Fix, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff breaks down the flaws in the way that we approach dieting and offers an exciting plan that will empower anyone to achieve lasting results. Combining years of medical practice and cutting-edge research about metabolism, nutrition and willpower, The Diet Fix exposes the 13 myths of modern-day dieting that so often interfere with weight loss as well as dieting's 7 deadly sins that so often lead to failures. Next, he presents a program that will reshape the way people mentally and physically approach dieting. In just 10 days, anyone will be able to see and feel results from this positive new method. In addition to being a proven, stand-alone weight loss program, The Diet Fix can also be applied in conjunction with any other diet, from Weight Watchers to Paleo to South Beach and more. Dr. Freedhoff provides detailed instructions for readers who want to reset their favourite weight-loss programs, turning them into the permanent success stories they were originally promised. This easy-to-use reset empowers dieters to navigate real life with a healthy, positive and constructive attitude--one that will prevent them from slipping back into the negative patterns that destroy weight-management success.